The in:vzbl Festival, organized by the Basca Theater, brings five shows from Serbia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria to Timișoara in October and November, created specifically to draw attention to life in rural communities, with all the problems generated by the speed of adaptation to the whirlwind of changes in everyday life.
In addition, interactive performances, forum theater, stories with ecological themes, and social documentaries are included, so that silent voices can be expressed in a safe space, where hidden problems become visible, where individual trauma is transformed into collective healing, and social isolation is diminished.
“We think we are so different from each other, but in essence we are so similar. Sets of emotions, experiences, situations reveal our vulnerabilities. The role of the performances at the in : v z b l Festival is to show us that we are all equally vulnerable. Life becomes easier if we look at each other with more empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Come to the theater to discover how humanity is what connects us,” said Ana Maria Ursu, director, producer, and actress at the Basca Theater.
As part of the festival, two two-week artistic residencies will take place in November, during which two artists from different countries will work together with groups of children and adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to create unique performances.
The in : v z b l Festival is a cultural program co-funded by the National Cultural Fund Administration (AFCN) and the European Union through the Theater in 1 car project.
The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
The Theatre in 1 car project, running from 2024 to 2026, is co-financed by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Union’s Education and Culture Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the funding authority can be held responsible for them.
Tickets for performances: https://www.iabilet.ro/bilete-invzbl-festival/
The program for the fifth edition of the in:vzbl festival for October and November is as follows:
Friday, October 3, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
SEEKING HOME / U POTRAZI ZA DOMOM / SEEKING HOME: Mikser, Serbia
Theater performance in Serbian, with Romanian subtitles
A theatrical confession of migrants who crossed the Balkans in search of a new life, carrying within them strength, longing, but also a question that we all carry within us at some point in our lives… What is home?
Saturday, October 11, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
PLAYBACK THEATER with the Basca Theater
An artistic experience in which the audience shares their personal stories, and the actors recreate them on the spot through improvisation, music, and movement.
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
THE ȚUNDREA CASE – Apropo Theater
Recommended age: 12+
A true crime theater performance that reconstructs the most controversial court case in post-December Romania.
Friday, October 17, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
FURTUNĂ PESTE POPRAD / BURZA NAD POPRADEM / STORM OVER POPRAD – Teatr Tej Ziemi/Teatrul acestui Pământ, Poland
Theater performance in Polish, with Romanian subtitles
An interactive performance inspired by William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and folk legends from the southern region of Sącz in Poland, constructed using Augusto Boal’s Forum Theater methods.
Sunday, October 19, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
AUTOSTRADA / МАГИСТРАЛА / THE HIGHWAY – Toni Dimov Karabashev Company, Bulgaria
Theatre performance in Bulgarian, with Romanian subtitles
A comedy and social drama that tells the story of a small Bulgarian village facing the tumultuous waves of modernisation and globalisation. The plot revolves around the news that a new motorway connecting Bulgaria to Western Europe will pass through the middle of the village.
Thursday, October 23, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
THE BEST VILLAGE / LEGJOBB FALU / THE BEST VILLAGE – Independent Theater Hungary
Theater performance in Hungarian, with Romanian subtitles
A story about friendship, belonging, and the power of community, told through the eyes of a young Roma woman and the village librarian, united by their desire to bring life back to their village through the stories they have collected for the “Best Village” competition.
Thursday, October 30, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
HEY, LISTEN UP! – Basca Theater
A forum theater performance that transforms the audience from spectators into active participants who can change the story in real time. Each performance is different because each group of people reacts differently to the same situations.
Friday, October 31, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
FUCK NIKON! – Point Art Hub Romania
One woman show
Recommended age: 16+
The show brings to the stage the story of a family that prefers to hide the trauma of their 17-year-old daughter’s rape behind denial and silence. A show about shame that becomes a burden, about hidden truths and how a simple image can tear away the veil of lies.
Sunday, November 2, 7:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
SUTRA 2025 – Arte 21 Association-Stories of the World
Performative laboratory with theater and dance
Recommended age: 16
The show explores how young people today are looking for their place in the world, how they deal with social pressure, and how they try to make their voices heard in a society that often does not want to listen to them. The show speaks to the universal need to belong somewhere, to be understood and accepted for who you truly are, regardless of the generation you belong to.
Monday, November 3, 7:00 p.m., at Casa Tineretului
PĂDURE / GOZD / FOREST – Danijela Zajc, Slovenia
Contemporary circus performance
A silent confession about the position of women in a society still dominated by patriarchy and neo-capitalism. Each acrobatic gesture becomes a cry of revolt, each aerial movement an attempt to break the invisible barriers that hold us prisoner in a system heading towards self-destruction.
Saturday, November 8, 4:00 p.m., at the Basca Theater
OBIECTE DISPĂRUTE / IZUMRLI PREDMETI / EXTINCT OBJECTS – Talas Cultural Center, Serbia
Theater performance for children and adults
The performance uses the magic of old objects—an overhead projector that shows images on the wall, a tape recorder that plays sounds from the past—to tell children an important story about our world.
Tickets can be purchased online at iabilet.ro or on the day of the show at the entrance, subject to availability.
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